Campsites face a summer of social distancingSelf-catering accommodation and campsites in England are set to reopen on 4 July, but will this be the summer we ‘rediscover’ our countryside or one remembered for ‘Go Home’ signs?

Probably the best bar in the world: readers' travel tipsCocktails on a deck by the Saigon river, a beer on a Portuguese cliff face, and a Belgian bar that might leave you shoeless quench our tipsters’ thirst

'It's an exciting beginning': Venice opens to tourists. As Italy eases restrictions further, we report from Venice, where hotels and restaurants are eager to welcome back overseas visitors but some fear a return to mass tourism

10 of the best novels set in Portugal – that will take you thereFrom a Saramago masterpiece to Monica Ali’s rural blues, via mountains, cities and coast, bookmark this reading list for a flavour of Portugal – and its people• More fiction trips: Italy | France | Spain | Greece

Which European countries are easing travel restrictions?. As some countries in Europe restart tourism, we round up lockdown-easing measures and restrictions country-by-country. Information will be updated as the situation changes

I started to miss brazenly beautiful Japan before I'd even leftThere are so many bars, alleyways, shops and gardens I want to explore – but right now, its confidence and self-assurance seem unimaginable

Florence Baker: the polyglot slave girl turned intrepid explorer. The Transylvanian-born orphan was sold to an English traveller, with whom she discovered the wonders of Africa, married and fought to abolish slavery

Life after lockdown in Berlin: campsites, lidos and lakes reopen for summerIt’s not the carefree city we are accustomed to, but as more restrictions are lifted the happy, unmasked faces of my fellow campers seem as relieved as I am

‘The best meal of my life’: readers’ travel tipsThe most memorable eating experiences are often as much about the moment and the unlikely location as the food itself – as these delicious encounters prove

‘Things have to change’: tourism businesses look to a greener future. While the pandemic has dealt travel a severe blow, some hope it can be an opportunity to introduce slower, fairer, more sustainable holidays

Weddings are complicated. There are all sorts of unspoken rules and conventions that can drive even the most levelheaded person up a wall. One fairly clear-cut rule, however, is that brides typically wear white — and they're the